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Abbey Daniel
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- High School/Previous School:
- Homeschooled
- Hometown:
- Covington, La.
Bio
Career Honors
2023 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2022 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2021 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020 WGCA Academic All-American
2020 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
Career Bests
Best Finish: T6 - Westbrook Spring Invitational (2019-20).
Lowest Round: 67 (-5) - SEC Championship (2020-21).
Lowest Tournament Score: 207 (-9) - Westbrook Spring Invitational (2019-20).
Career Highlights
• First Career Event: Mason Rudolph Invitational (2018-2019)
• Seventh in All-Time Stroke Average (74.61)
• Fifth in All-Time Rounds in the 60s (8)
• Sixth in All-Time Rounds of Par or Better (31).
• Top 10 Finishes: 2 - (Last-T10 – The Ally (2022-23)
• Top 20 Finishes: 2 - (Last-T13 – Carmel Cup (2022-23)
2022-23 (Senior)Â
• Appeared in all twelve fall events.
• Shot twelve rounds of par or better.
• Finished the fall schedule with a 74.1 stroke average.
• Finished in the top-25 in four events.Â
• Finished T-10th at The Ally, her second top-10 finish in her career.Â
• Helped guide MSU to its fourth NCAA Championship appearance and 11th NCAA Tournament appearance, including the team's first regional victory.
2021-22 (Junior)
• Appeared in seven events.
• Shot four rounds of par or better.
• Finished the year with a 76.2 stroke average.
• Aided Mississippi State to a record-breaking team performance in the Paradise Invitational with a 3-over par (219) performance.
• Helped guide MSU to its third NCAA Championship appearance and 10th NCAA Tournament appearance.
2020-21 (Sophomore)
• Only Bulldog to play in all nine events during the 2020-21 campaign.
• Led State in rounds of par or better (10), eight of which came during the spring slate.
• Ranked second on the team in season stroke average (74.5).
• One of three Bulldogs to shoot 5-under during the first round of the SEC Championship (Blair Stockett, Hannah Levi).
• Helped lead Mississippi State to its first-ever SEC Championship final appearance, winning her semifinal match against LSU.
2019-20 (Freshman)
• Among MSU's all-time freshmen, ranked third in season stroke average (73.80), third in rounds in the 60s (2) and tied for sixth in par or better rounds (5).
• Made her collegiate debut at the Mason Rudolph Invitational.
• Carded back-to-back rounds of par or better to finish 6-over at the Schooner Fall Classic.
• Earned her first career top-10 finish at the Westbrook Spring Invitational, shooting a 9-under to tie for sixth.
Personal
• Born on January 20, 2001, in Slidell, La.
• Daughter of Kay Daniel and Chuck Daniel.
• Abbey's father Chuck, played baseball at Mississippi State for Coach Polk from 1989-92.
• She enjoys reading, movies, and anything outdoors when she is not golfing…Her Favorite movie series is Lord of the Rings and her favorite television show is Game of Thrones
• Majoring in Biological Sciences.
Amateur Tournaments
• USGA Am (2022)
• US Open (2021)
• USGA Am (2019)
• USGA 4-Ball (2019)
• USGA Girls Junior (2018)
• USGA 4-Ball (2018)
• USGA 4-Ball (2017)
• USGA 4-Ball (2016)
2023 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2022 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2021 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020 WGCA Academic All-American
2020 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
Career Bests
Best Finish: T6 - Westbrook Spring Invitational (2019-20).
Lowest Round: 67 (-5) - SEC Championship (2020-21).
Lowest Tournament Score: 207 (-9) - Westbrook Spring Invitational (2019-20).
Career Highlights
• First Career Event: Mason Rudolph Invitational (2018-2019)
• Seventh in All-Time Stroke Average (74.61)
• Fifth in All-Time Rounds in the 60s (8)
• Sixth in All-Time Rounds of Par or Better (31).
• Top 10 Finishes: 2 - (Last-T10 – The Ally (2022-23)
• Top 20 Finishes: 2 - (Last-T13 – Carmel Cup (2022-23)
2022-23 (Senior)Â
• Appeared in all twelve fall events.
• Shot twelve rounds of par or better.
• Finished the fall schedule with a 74.1 stroke average.
• Finished in the top-25 in four events.Â
• Finished T-10th at The Ally, her second top-10 finish in her career.Â
• Helped guide MSU to its fourth NCAA Championship appearance and 11th NCAA Tournament appearance, including the team's first regional victory.
2021-22 (Junior)
• Appeared in seven events.
• Shot four rounds of par or better.
• Finished the year with a 76.2 stroke average.
• Aided Mississippi State to a record-breaking team performance in the Paradise Invitational with a 3-over par (219) performance.
• Helped guide MSU to its third NCAA Championship appearance and 10th NCAA Tournament appearance.
2020-21 (Sophomore)
• Only Bulldog to play in all nine events during the 2020-21 campaign.
• Led State in rounds of par or better (10), eight of which came during the spring slate.
• Ranked second on the team in season stroke average (74.5).
• One of three Bulldogs to shoot 5-under during the first round of the SEC Championship (Blair Stockett, Hannah Levi).
• Helped lead Mississippi State to its first-ever SEC Championship final appearance, winning her semifinal match against LSU.
2019-20 (Freshman)
• Among MSU's all-time freshmen, ranked third in season stroke average (73.80), third in rounds in the 60s (2) and tied for sixth in par or better rounds (5).
• Made her collegiate debut at the Mason Rudolph Invitational.
• Carded back-to-back rounds of par or better to finish 6-over at the Schooner Fall Classic.
• Earned her first career top-10 finish at the Westbrook Spring Invitational, shooting a 9-under to tie for sixth.
Personal
• Born on January 20, 2001, in Slidell, La.
• Daughter of Kay Daniel and Chuck Daniel.
• Abbey's father Chuck, played baseball at Mississippi State for Coach Polk from 1989-92.
• She enjoys reading, movies, and anything outdoors when she is not golfing…Her Favorite movie series is Lord of the Rings and her favorite television show is Game of Thrones
• Majoring in Biological Sciences.
Amateur Tournaments
• USGA Am (2022)
• US Open (2021)
• USGA Am (2019)
• USGA 4-Ball (2019)
• USGA Girls Junior (2018)
• USGA 4-Ball (2018)
• USGA 4-Ball (2017)
• USGA 4-Ball (2016)
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